glen canyon

We first learned about the Glen Canyon trail from Papa Dash's cousin, who lives in the area and walks his dog (Cobalt) there often.  Back in the beginning of March we decided to walk the canyon with our former roommate and his new family.  It was a beautiful, sunny weekend afternoon... except that a fierce wind was making it freezing cold!

As one of our friends says, one of the best things about our mini Aussie puppy, Dash, is his "zest for life".  Whenever he meets people, no matter what their mood, Dash is just a fluffy ball of overwhelming love.  He is so happy that his not just his stubby tail wiggles, but his whole body wiggles.  It's so cute!  On this day, Dash was especially happy to have two little kids to go on the hike with.  They had a great time taking turns throwing the ball for Dash and bossing him around.  I told their mom they were going to make great dog owners some day.

Even though we were all pretty chilly, we walked the entire canyon route together and took time to say hello to some of the other dogs and owners along the trails.  One of the nice things about Glen Canyon is that most people walk their dogs off leash, even though I think the signs say leashed dogs only.  Of course there are those hikers (other dog owners included) who you can tell disagree with this practice, but in all the times we've gone there we've only experienced friendly off-leash pups.

Along the way, the kids even climbed a tree... although I don't think the little guy really enjoyed it.  He pretty much went up because his big sister did, then once he got there he immediately wanted to get down.  Again, so cute!

On the other hand, the little lady was quite the adventurer.  At one point she was all the way on the other side of the canyon from the rest of us and would charge along the path even when we stopped.  She also had a fun time rock climbing with Papa Dash and our mini Aussie puppy.  I don't think the cold was bothering her much at all!  Fun times for sure.